East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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AUison Rogers 400 ' Ree uf THE JV TRACK TEAM has been dominated by freshmen this year. This has not held back the team s performance: in fact, the team has done better than expected. The 400m sprint relay team has placed at the top with other Varsity teams. At one meet they beat W out of 12 Varsity (earns there. The four girls that won such an honor are as follows: Ina Martinez. Gladys Cadena. Melody Par ker. and anchor Amy Wagner. With the experience and fa- miliarity with each other, by the time they are seniors, they will sweep the track meet scene, setting new records and facing new heights. BLASTING OFF. Just before she receiues her baton. Amy Wagner completes a perfect pass. Speed and reflexes play a big part in win- ning relay races, especially shorter ones. TOP ROW: Coach Scheffler. Misty Leurson. MIDDLE ROW: Teresa Newman. Amy Wagner, Quenetta Brown, Lisa Gutierrez, Tarlawn Tajbakhah. April Moltz. BOTTOM ROW: Frances Sampleton, Melody Parker, Gladys Cadena. Ina Martinez. Laura Chambers, Andrea Perez, Melissa Barclay. 141 .. . Sports W

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if 4 cc4t a Aa There were four phases of the high school career. Few could escape them: most simply dealt with them. It all started out with you being a freshman. Oh, the dread! Fish was the more common name. It was the year of horror. It was the year to find friends and most of all to adjust to high school. The sophomore year came and the pic- ture seemed to brighten. Suddenly this year was easier. The counselor had only made you take three regular classes and you had the possibility of three electioes. The Junior year came and suddenly you had found yourself pulling your hair out. You had always heard your Junior year was the hardest academically, but you had never known how hard. The year seemed to be one of the longest you had ever had. Suddenly you were a senior. You had made it to the final year and now it was time to breathe. That was at least for a little while. Although most students were no long- er academically loaded down, they had a new Job to occupy their extra time. Finding the right college and most of all the schol- arships. Each year was different in its own way. The seniors looked at the freshmen and couldn ' t remember that they were once that small. There was always someone who said that it seems like every year the freshmen get smaller. But the freshmen hadn ' t changed, it simply seemed that way. But most of all they weren ' t Just classes they were people.

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( 1 I ' R ie ' ? Fish dominate JV team ragging through another grueling practice, the JV girls track team erased all images of being free from pain. Stretched and tired muscles pushed a little further to give them that extra edge for the team to strive on to uictories and new horizons. The team members ran around the track numerous times to build up their strength and stamina for the meets to come. They practiced long and hard to achieve their goals of some day becoming that famous track star. The girls competed and did great all year. They pushed for that extra edge and came out placing fourth or better in the track meets that they participated in. Coach Judy Sheffler said. The team consisted mostly of freshmen who did very well despite the lack of ex perience. This is the largest number of freshmen we have had and if they stick together till their senior year, we will have an awesome track team. Coach Sheffler said. We all haue a special relationship with coach that makes us feel close and like one big family. Amy Wagner, fresh- man, said. Throughout the season the girls moved to new heights. They placed in the 800 meter relays, high jump, and long jump. They also made it to the finals in the 400 sprint relay in the Varsity division, beating out ten out of 12 other teams. Relay races require co- operation and team work. All the girls are friends, and that helps them in their races also. Each girl played an important role in the success of the track team. They were plagued with injuries, but still came out on top. The girls have improved tremendous- ly since the beginning of the year, and if it wasn ' t for injuries the girls probably would have been dominant in every meet, Coach Sheffler added. Jennifer Smith GILL Jody Sumnons PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. Melody Parker is proof that (his is true during a relay race. All of the relay teams did uery welt alt season long. Unlike other events relay races take teamwork, cooper atlon. and determination. ' «%«h ' (fc »--. 3K X . , T 3Pi C5 Altison Rogers LEAPING TALL HURDLES IN A SINGLE BOUND. Lisa Gutierrez practices her hurdling form as she gracefully clears the top of the hurdle. Hauing the right timing and form is important to maintain the best time. JV Girls Track by Jennifer Smith ... 140